Spiritual Struggle and Adjustment to Loss in College Students: Moderation by Denomination

International Journal for the Psychology of Religion

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 303-320

  Wortmann, Jennifer H ^a   Park, Crystal L ^a   Edmondson, Donald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

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EID: 84866688409     PISSN: 10508619     EISSN: 15327582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508619.2011.638605     Document Type: Article

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